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Dense fog shrouds Punjab, red alert issued in these North Indian states

Written by  Dinkle Popli -- January 09th 2023 10:16 AM
Dense fog shrouds Punjab, red alert issued in these North Indian states

Dense fog shrouds Punjab, red alert issued in these North Indian states

Chandigarh, January 9: In the latest weather update issued by IMD, intense coldwave has gripped entire North India. Dense fog and reduced visibility across the state has brought life to the standstill. On the other hand, the Meteorological Department has issued a red alert in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi regarding the weather. In addition, in the coming days, the fury of cold and dense fog is likely to continue in the same way.

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Due to low visibility in the national capital, around 25 flights are delayed at Delhi's Indira Gandhi Airport (IGI Delhi Airport) as of 9 am today, January 9, 2023. While 29 trains of Northern Railway going to Delhi are running late from their scheduled time. Notably, meter visibility has been recorded in Safdarjung and Palam in Delhi at around 5.30 am today.

According to the Meteorological Department (IMD), zero visibility was recorded at 5.30 am in Bathinda in Punjab, Agra, Bareilly and Lucknow in UP. At the same time, there was zero visibility in many areas of Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.  Apart from this, visibility of 25 meters was recorded in Amritsar. 

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